Desynthesis Endgame Guide

[Eorzean_username]

I'm just learning about Desynth now, and trying to decide what Skills to focus on.

Has anything important changed about the benefits/products of each Skill in the 3.1-3.3 updates, after the OP was last updated? I know the decision will be somewhat personal based on my own needs and crafting habits, but I would like to make a well-informed decision before investing in the process.

[Wodge]

So I've got LTW to 211 and just got my WVR to 195. Blue scrip gear is ridiculously effective for both leveling desynth AND making money back at the same time. Tinker's Calm and Bacon Broth if it's not overly expensive should be the gap closer from 170-200 then you can do Void Ark gear (fails a lot) or eso gear. BSM is 136 right now also

[PROBOUND]

BSM/ARM/CRP to d220 seem to be very tedious in comparison to the other classes. Each i180 MH turn-in requires 12 Blue Tokens instead of 3. It effectively takes 4 times the amount of effort to cap BSM/ARM/CRP for no foreseeable reward or advantage.

I found a very good recipe to get BSM from d160-d190 (Crystal Bells) which also provide a good source of Fieldcraft IIIs, However the grind from d190-220 looks like its gonna break the bank and keep us tied down for prolonged periods of time.

Our options seem to be limited to i170 MH/OH's which would require large quantities of Fieldcraft III's as well as Favor materials or Pudding Floor Lamps which would require a lot of Tincalconite (airship venture matt). Neither seem very feasible. The only advantage to the i170 over the i180 Tools is that you can meld them to increase the % chance of a successful desynth.

Has anyone here capped BSM to d220? If so what items did you grind off?

[Wodge]

I might just stop working on BSM cuz it's really only good for getting FC3 and MCD from Mor Dhona. Seems like it will be crazy expensive to level it all the way with not as much return.

[Teiren]

The only viable path for BSM for me is through Esoterics for Antiquated Hauteclaire or joining Ravana Extreme mount farms. And it's still ridiculous. Honestly, nothing good has happened for Desynthesis in the expansion. It's sad.

[Horobi]

Only thing worth desynthing for since 3.0 are the glass fibers, and still, they got other sources. It was handy early 3.0 on to get materials to level up crafting, but since then.. err.. well, not really going out of my way to cap them. Weaver and goldsmith desynthings are caped naturally due to dungeon gears drops, armorer's is far behind.

[Zohar_Lahar]

Will it ever be updated?

[FinaSel]

The desynth level will be raised to 250 in the upcoming patch.
My Leatherworker is capped and GSM is at 201 now. Have tons of eso accessories in all my retainers that I plan to use to help me get close.
BSM is at 186 or so. I used Crystal Bells.

After that, I am guessing I will have to do eso (soon to be lore) weapons. I have a lot of blue scrips saved up to use also, but who knows if they will be necessary for something else in the upcoming patch.

Also, desynthing the blue scrip tools can give at least 4 glass fibers.

[Sayboar]

I'm guessing the red-scrip jewellery will get lowered to blue scrip level. Meaning 1 or 2 blue scrip tokens + a counterfoil(?) only for glass fibers. So glass fiber price should go down?

EDIT: Seems like rings are 2 blue scrips + a crafting / gathering receipt, shouldn't be too bad

[PROBOUND]

Compared to Left side gear that have a chance to drop x2 Glass fibers, the accessories will likely only have a chance to drop x1 due to the difference in Blue Scrip token requirements. #Balance